ISTDP Australia

"Freud discovered the unconscious Davanloo has discovered how to use it therapeutically”. David Malan, 1980

Core Training in ISTDP – Melbourne

Our three-year Core Training in ISTDP is based in Melbourne, with the possibility of one of the four annual blocks being held in New Zealand or online.

The first Block for Group 1/24 starts on 10-12 March 2024 at 29 Drummond Street Carlton (Melbourne).

If you are interested in joining this group, please send your request to [email protected].


This course is taught by Julie Cochrane.

Julie is a Clinical Psychologist who has been practicing ISTDP for over 26 years, introducing it to Australia. She is certified by both The ISTDP Insitute and the International Experiential Dynamic Therapy Association (IEDTA) to teach and supervise ISTDP. She completed Core Training and Advanced Training in Stockholm, Sweden, and has also completed a 3.5-year teacher training course in ISTDP.

Julie is the Director of Dynamic Psychotherapy in Carlton (Melbourne), which has over 26 therapists fully trained, or in training, in ISTDP and offers individual therapy to adults, adolescents and children, and couples therapy.

Julie teaches and supervises ISTDP in Australia and internationally, including mental health professionals in New Zealand, India, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Malaysia, Portugal and Turkey.

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